Firearms Act 1996 Firearms (General) Amendment (Temporary Amnesty for pre-1900 Firearms) Regulation 2002 (2002-416) [GG No 106 of 28.6.2002, p 4706] (NSW)

2002 No 416

New South Wales

Firearms (General) Amendment

(Temporary Amnesty for pre-1900

Firearms) Regulation 2002

under the

Firearms Act 1996

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Firearms Act 1996.

MICHAEL COSTA, M.L.C.,

Minister for Police

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to reactivate the amnesty under clause 111A of the Firearms (General) Regulation 1997 under which persons who have pre-1900 firearms that take rimfire or centre-fire ammunition are exempted from the licensing and registration requirements of the Firearms Act 1996 in relation to those firearms. The previous amnesty under clause 111A ended on 31 March 2002 and the amnesty reactivated by this Regulation will operate until 30 June 2003.

This Regulation is made under the Firearms Act 1996, including section 88 (2) (r).

Published in Gazette No 106 of 28 June 2002, page 4706 Page 1

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Clause 1

Firearms (General) Amendment (Temporary Amnesty for pre-1900

Firearms) Regulation 2002

Firearms (General) Amendment (Temporary Amnesty

for pre-1900 Firearms) Regulation 2002

1     Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Firearms (General) Amendment (Temporary

Amnesty for pre-1900 Firearms) Regulation 2002.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 July 2002.

3 Amendment of Firearms General Regulation 1997

The Firearms General Regulation 1997 is amended as set out in

Schedule 1.

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Firearms (General) Amendment (Temporary Amnesty for pre-1900

Firearms) Regulation 2002

Amendments Schedule 1

Schedule 1 Amendments

(Clause 3)

[1]     Clause 111ATemporary licensing and registration amnesty for pre-1900 firearms

Omit the definition of amnesty period from clause 111A (1).

Insert instead:

amnesty period means the period starting 1 July 2002 and

ending 30 June 2003.

[2]     Clause 111A (6A)

Insert after clause 111A (6):

(6A) The possession of a pre-1900 firearm by a person in accordance with an exemption under subclause (2) or (4) is taken not to be possession for the purposes of section 51D of the Act.

BY AUTHORITY

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